Mop-cleaning device



Feb. 9 1926.

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`Patented F eb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM BRAUNSDORF, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

MOP-CLEANING- DEVICE.

Application led October 22, 1924. Serial No. 745,258.

whereby the head of a mop or duster may be enclosed within a container and manipulated so that the dust and dirt may be re- `moved preventing it from passing out into the surrounding a1r.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a receptacle or container constructed and arranged so as to permit the head of a mop or duster to be inserted therein so that the mop; head or duster head can be manipulated over a foraminous surface so that the dust or dirt may be brushed or scraped from the cleaning element, deposited within the container, thus preventing its passage to the surrounding atmosphere.

A further object of my invention is to provide a container or receptacle of the character above specified, which is extremely simple in construction, easily manufactured and assembled, highly efficient in operation and use, practical, durable, sanitary, adapted to be constructed of inexpensive and light material so that it may be transported with facility and ease so that work may be expedited I accomplish the above objects and others which will become apparent as the description proceeds and when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, as illustrative o-f my invention, reference .is had to;

Figure 1 which is a perspective view of one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the container, showing the position of the mop on the foraminous surface.

Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 1, showing a modified form of the invention.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary, enlarged sectional view showing the front closure plate or leads' for the mop or duster handle.

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a further section taken on the line 6 6 if Figure 4.

Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

5 designates the front wall, the rear wall is I i designated 6 and 7 the 'ends and 8 the bottom of the container or receptacle, which may be of any desired shape or size and preferably constructed of light material, whereby it may be easily transported. A hinged closure or cover 9 is provided with a flange 10 and is adapted to close theopen top o-f the receptacle or collector. Attached to the front and rear walls of the container or receptacle I have provided a pair of parallel, longitudinally extending supporting bars 10, 11, to accommodate a foraminous or meshed grating 12 disposed within the container and substantially intermediate the top and bottom thereof. The said meshed material or grating is bent up'wardlyas at 13 and is supported by the bars 10, 11, in the manner shown by Figure 2 of the drawings. vIn this manner it will be seen that the grating may be easily removed and replaced in the container when so desired and constitutes a support for the mop or duster head when it is inserted and operated in the manner now to be described. The front wall 5 of the container is partially cut away as indicated at 14, so that the handle 15 of a mop or duster may be manipulated across the surface of the foraminous or meshed grating heretofore referred to.

In order to effect this operation I provide a guide strip or belt 16 trained around a series of rollers 17 supported on corner brackets 18 within the receptacle or container. A guide plate 14a attached to the inner front side of the container forms a rest for the handle and maintains the belt lose to the wall during the manipulation of the mop and at the same time prevents the dust from flying out of the opening 14. In order to maintain the belt or guide taut, the ends thereof .are secured by springs 19 which also limit the movement of the belt, since it is only necessary that it travel across the cut out portion or slot 14 inthe front wall 5 of the container. The mop handle 15 is adapted to be retained in a U-shaped cut out or recess 20, so that when the dust will fa'll to the bottom of the con-l' and retained by a spring 24, perm-its the dust and dirt to be removed from the bottom of the receptacle from time to time thus concentrating the dustI and dirt so as to prevent itsk passage into the surrounding atmosphere. A transporting handle permits the receptacle to be carried with convenience and ease, thus facilitating the. work.

In the form of'the invention as shown by Figures 3 to 6 inclusive, the receptacle or container is also provided with a grating as shown by Figures l and 2 but instead of a belt guide, the container is provided with a different handle guiding arrangement in the front thereof which operates somewhat on the same principle as that above shown and described. In the latter form` of the invention, I provide a plate 27, L-shaped in cross section, whichis preferably riveted or secured as at 28 to the front wall and to the ends by brackets 29. The plate27 is also cut away similar to the front wall of the receptacle and supports a plurality of leaves which operate across the cut out or opening as the handle of the mop or duster is manipulated. The ends 30, 31, of the plate are each provided with slots 32, 33. rlhe end leaves 34, 35, are each provided with two rivets 36, 37, the top rivets sliding in the slots 32 in the ends and the rivets 37 sliding in the slot 40 in the lower portion of the plate 27. A center leaf or slide 41 is provided with a recessr 42 in which the handle is adapted to pass so that the mop head or duster may brush against the grating. The said slide 41 is in turn connected ,to the end slides 34, 35, by the connecting slide 44, 45, which are also provided with slots 46 whereby the connecting rivets-47 of the central slide 4l permit the latter to slide with the same and relative to the endslide. In other words, the slides are so arranged that they may operate from one end to the other and between the cut out portions of the front wall of the receptacle and the slide supporting plate 27 which operations permit the brush head to pass over the grating andthus remove the dirt and dust, which, of course, falls to the bottom of the container. It will be noted that the ends of the slides are crimped so that they will operate efciently. Of course, the object of the slide and the arrangement thereofis to prevent the passage of any dust or dirt through the front opening of the container or receptacle during the manipulating of the handle backward and forward, while the head of the brush is in 'contact with the grating within the container. In the same manner as heretofore described, the manipulating of the brush head will cause the articles of dust and dirt Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:-

1. A dust collector for mops or the like comprisinga receptacle having a closure or cover one wall of said receptacle being cut away for the reception of a mop handle when the closure or cover is closed, a foraminous member supported within the receptacle for engaging the surface of a mop whereby the dust or dirt may fall to the bottomof the receptacle and means movable with'the mop and handle thereof across the cut away portion of the wall.

2. A dust collector for mops and the like comprising a receptacle having a closure or cover and an o-pening in the front wall thereof for the reception of a mop handle, means for partly closing said opening while' the mop handle is being manipulated within the receptacle and a foraminous member supported within the receptacle whereby the dust or dirt may be remo-ved and fall into the bottom of said receptacle.

3. A dust collector for mops or the like comprising a receptacle having a closure or cover and an opening for the reception .of Va mop handle, dust or dirt removing means supported within the receptacle for engaging the surface of a mop, means for discharging the dirt from the bottom of the receptacle and means movable with the mop and handle to close said opening, when said handle is being manipulated.

4. A dust collector for mops or the like comprising a receptacle having a closure or cover and an opening in the front wall thereof for the reception of a mop handle, a dust or dirt removing member supported within the interior of the receptacle for engaging the surface of a mop and means movable within the receptacle and across the said opening in the front wall as the handle and' mop are manipulated relative to the dust or dirt removing means.

5. A dust collector for mops or the like comprising a receptacle having a front wall opening therein, a hinged cover for said re-\ ceptacyle, a pair of supportingbars and a foraminous element mounted on said bars wit-h-4 in the receptacle, a discharge opening and closure therefor adjacent the bottom of the receptacle,` and means operable across the opening inone Wall thereof, a feraminous member supported Withln the said recpetacle,

interconnected slidable members operable across the said opening, one of said interconnected members having an opening for the reception of a mop handle'.

7. A dust collector for mops or the like .comprising a receptacle having an opening 1n one Wall thereof, a for'aminous member supported Within the said receptacle, interconnected slidable members operable across the said, opening, one of said members having a slot for the reception of a handle and a hinged closure for the receptacle extending partially over the interconnected members.

8. A dust Collector for mops or the like comprising a receptacle having an opening in the front Wall thereof, a foraminous member mounted Within the receptacle, a supporting plate secured to the ends and front wall below the opening, interconnected, slidable members operable across the supporting plate, one of said members having an opening for the reception of a handle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM BRAUNsDoRF. [L SJ 

